Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-10-12

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ties, also butter worker, cream teste
an ingenious machine for findinI
out which COW gives the richest milk
The south wing contained the but
ter and grain exhibit. The first wa
the best and largest we have yet seel
at an Alpena county fair, and indi
Gates that more attention is being pait
to the diary business in this county.
The grain exhibit consisted o
wheat, oats. peas, timothy seed, beans
buckwheat, corn in ear, and was /,
fine exhibit as regards quality. Their,
were IA exhibitors of grain. as fol
lows: Gustave Anderson, N. M
Brackinreed, Pardon Buell., Walter
Gayagan, John Mckay, w. G. Brown
John McSorley, Henry Portwine, M
B. Spratt, Henry Hodgins, d. Mccoy
A. r. Richardson, l.. j. Partridge
Jos. Bryan, A. L. Allen, S. E. Leroy
B. Fitzpatrick.
The center part of the hall was de.
voted nearly all to fruit. The exhibi,
was remarkably good, and speak,
we'll for Alpena county as a frui,
growing county. The raising of ap
Piles, plums, cherries and pears, is nc
longer an experiment in Alpena, it il
an assured success. The exhibit al
the fair consisted of apples, plums
crab apples, grapes and pears, there
being six exhibitors: Jos. Bryan
and S. E. Leroy, of Long Rapids
Pardon Buell., Of Wilson; Richard
Naylor and Walter Gavagan, of AL
pena township; Gustave Anderson, Of
Maple Ridge.
The display by Jos. Bryan was a
remarkable one, and consisted of eigh.
ty plates of apples. seven of grapes,
besides, six plates of crab apples
and five plates of pears. One half Of
the center part of the hall was occu-
pied by his display, and it was taste.
fully arranged. The various species
of fruit shown by Mr.. Bryan were as
follows:
APPLEs.-Canada Red. Wagner
Cabershaw, Culbert, Nonesuch, Bos.
ton Russet, Western Greening, Eng
lish Red Streak, Maiden Blush, Fall
Pear Maine, Newton Pippin, Steele's
Red, Snow, Petoskey, Keswick Kodlin
Sops Wine, Duchess of Oldenburg
Ben Davis, Detroit Red, Stone, Bald.
win, Northern Spy, Water Core, Por.
ter, Golden Pippin, Leaman Pippin,
Northern Beauty, Strawberry, Yellow
Bellflower.
PEARs.-Flemish Beauty, Cecle,
Louisa Bon, Button, Duchess.
GRAPEs.-Concords, Hartford, Pro.
life, Jefferson, Delaware, Clinton,
Ionia, Salem. The grapes were plump,
luscious, and fully developed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan have good rea.
son to feel proud of their fruit display.
The exhibitors of poultry number
ed thirteen and they exhibited Ply
mouth Rocks, White Brahmas, White
Leghorns, turkeys, geese and ducks.
There were twenty-one exhibitors of
horses, and many fine blooded ami
mails were shown, among which we're
Percheron and Clydesdales.
OF cattle, sheep and swine there
were seventeen exhibitors. In the
pens were cattle, so; sheep, 20 ;
swine, Is. Among the cattle were full
blooded Holsteins and Jerseys. The
breed of pigs comprised Berkshires
and Suffolks.
Art hall exhibits we're not extern
sive. In that building were exhibits
of boots and shoes by Franks & Nc
Gregor; stationary by H. H. Wittel-
shofer, and various kinds of embroid-
cry, also some paintings.
Jos. Reinke's exhibit of celery prov
ed that there was no need of depend.
ing upon Kalamazoo, or any other
place for that article. He showed
that Alpena county could grow as
fine celery as any part of the world.
Carson d Brennan had an exhibit
of horse shoes.
Specimens of sash, doors, ETC., were
exhibited by Brebner Il johnson.
Thos. Hamilton had on exhibition
a washing machine, manufactured by
On the track. the last half day,
there were several races. Geo. H.
Broeff1e's trotter won the trotting race,
and the running race was wen by Nc
Neips horse. There were also several
races got up by citizens.
The Germania band were present
during the afternoons of the last two
days, and helped considerably to make
the event a pleasant one.
During the afternoon of the last
lay of the fair, the Alpena Guards,
under command of Capt. Hitchcock,
The Knights of Pythias, under COM
mand Of Colonel Donnelly, and the
Select Knights, A. o. u. w., under
of Captain Phelps, march
ID to the grounds. There were also
nnapy rnarohars of tho q y orJ